José Wilker
José Wilker is credited on 23 movies and 8 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Medicine Man, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and The Man of the Year.
Born August 20, 1946 in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil; died April 5, 2014.
Filmography · 31 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Medicine Man
1992 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976 · Movie
On MUBI
The Man of the Year
2003 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Gabriela
2012 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Bye Bye Brazil
1980 · Movie
On MUBI and Film Movement
The Well Beloved One
2010 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Deceased
1965 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Battle of Canudos
1997 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Roque Santeiro
1985 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Sai de Baixo
1996 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
The Next Victim
1995 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Her Own Destiny
2004 · TV show
Free with ads on Tubi TV
Redeemer
2004 · Movie
Trail of Lies
2013 · TV show
Romance
2008 · Movie
Xica
1976 · Movie
Golden Oldies
2008 · Movie
Cute but Ordinary
1981 · Movie
Dead in the Water
2002 · Movie
Isolados
2014 · Movie
Little Book of Love
1997 · Movie
The Conspirators
1972 · Movie
Better Days Ahead
1989 · Movie
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000 · Movie
Elvis & Madonna
2011 · Movie
Magnifica 70
2015 · TV show
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011 · Movie
Anos Rebeldes
1992 · TV show
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003 · Movie
Invisible World
2013 · Movie
Sexo com Amor?
2008 · Movie
About José Wilker
José Wilker Almeida (20 August 1944 – 5 April 2014) was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. The actor gained fame in telenovelas like Roque Santeiro (1985), but became known internationally for his role as Vadinho, the husband who returns from the dead to tempt Sônia Braga's...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.